[Costs of Saudi Arabia's Neom green hydrogen mega-project soar by $3.5 billion]Budgets for the Neom green hydrogen mega-project, which will tap vast green energy capacity, have soared 70% to $8.5 billion, according to a financial update from co-developer Air Products. Inflation, spare parts, land upfront costs and interest on a $1 billion loan all contributed to the $3.5 billion budget increase the company is developing in the deserts of northwestern Saudi Arabia with partner ACWA Power, a Saudi renewable energy development Merchant and Neom. Editor/Xing Wentao
After three months of verification, on October 22, 2026, Qinghai Province officially implemented the special local standard of "Green Power Traceability Method for Electricity Enterprises", marking a new breakthrough in Qinghai's quantitative control of green power consumption and the construction of a full process traceability system.Editor/Cheng Liting
In the first three quarters of 2026, the cumulative production of unconventional natural gas in Shanxi reached 14.99 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 10.1%, setting a new record for the same period in history. This provides strong support for ensuring clean heating this winter and next spring and stabilizing regional energy supply. Editor/Cheng Liting